Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Office of the Chief Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Job title Chief Aboriginal Health Practitioner Designation Aboriginal Health Practitioners Class 8
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $162,104 - $174,778 Location Darwin
Position number 15806 RTF 360753 Closing 22/11/2026
Contact Cecelia Gore, Deputy Chief Executive on 08 8922 7454 or [email protected]
About the agency https://healthjobs.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360753

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective
Provide professional leadership and strategic direction to build a skilled, sustainable and culturally responsive Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Health Worker and Practitioner workforce across the Northern Territory.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide NT Health-wide skilled leadership, strategic planning and advice for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Worker and Practitioner workforce, informed by stakeholder needs, emerging trends, service priorities and workforce reform.
2. Provide strategic, evidence-based policy advice on workforce,



professional and scope of practice, education and training, and service

reform.
3. Lead professional and clinical governance policy, ensuring alignment with professional standards, legislation, contemporary evidence

and cultural security principles.
4. Lead strategic workforce planning and development, including workforce reform, succession planning, capability development and

career pathways to support a skilled, sustainable and culturally responsive workforce.
5. Partner with Aboriginal communities and key stakeholders to strengthen recruitment, retention, education, career pathways and

sustainable workforce supply.
6. Represent and advocate for NT Health and the professions in national and jurisdictional forums on health reform, workforce, clinical

governance, professional standards and quality improvement.
7. Lead the development and review of professional and workforce frameworks to support safe, high-quality practice and effective

integration across the continuum of care.
8. Foster a culturally safe and inclusive workplace through leadership, role modelling, mentoring, collaboration and professional

recognition.
9. Lead capability development initiatives, including professional frameworks, supervision, mentoring, education and training, to support

workforce growth and professional excellence.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Current registration with Ahpra as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner and demonstrated commitment to





maintaining professional registration and continuing professional development.
2. Minimum AQF level 7 as per NTPS Aboriginal Health Practitioner 2025-2029 Enterprise Agreement or be able demonstrate sufficient

sustained experience and practice to satisfy the CEO they should be appointed to that level.
3. Extensive experience as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner, with strong knowledge of cross-cultural

practice, clinical governance, scope of practice, cultural security and safe practice.
4. Sound knowledge of current and emerging NT health issues and their alignment with departmental and government strategic priorities.
5. Demonstrated senior leadership in reform, innovation and change within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker and

Practitioner professions, with the ability to translate broader developments into practical NT outcomes.
6. Highly developed communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated ability to build effective

partnerships in complex, cross-cultural and politically sensitive environments.
7. Demonstrated strategic leadership and influence in improving workforce capability, professional practice, service quality and outcomes

for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.

📌 Chief Aboriginal Health Practitioner (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin